Canadian History & Geography Supplement

$2.99 – $34.99

These nine Canada units take the place of some of the U.S.-focused units within Years 3 and 4. Even though these are called “supplements” they are complete units and can stand alone. Download the Canada Units at a Glance to see where these units replace the U.S. units.

Description

Canadian History & Geography includes nine complete units in one. all about Canada. Inside you will find activities, games, crafts, printable activities, discussion questions, web links, lists of books to check out from your library, and more. To learn how to use Layers of Learning curriculum books, visit the Curriculum Guide.

These Canada units can be used as part of the whole Layers of Learning program or they can stand alone. These units replace some of the U.S.-based units in Year Three and Year Four of the complete program.

Printables

Each unit comes with a printable pack. If you buy the digital version, the printable packs are included in your purchase. If you buy the physical books, retrieve your Canada printable packs by downloading them from your receipt. If you purchased the paperback book elsewhere you can retrieve your printable pack by using the coupon code from the introduction of the book.

Explorers

Draw a sailing ship. Write a caption about one of the explorers you read about during this unit.

New France

Check out a few books about beavers from your local library and make a beaver puppet. Why were beavers important enough to fight wars over?

After you have read about the fur trade pretend you are a Wyandot tribe and the French have approached you about trading for beaver pelts. Hold a tribal council meeting where you debate on whether you should trade with them or not. Use a “talking stick” during your discussion. Only the person holding the talking stick can talk. Make sure you consider how a decision to trade will change your lifestyle and your relationship with neighboring tribes.

Learn about Les filles du roi, or the King’s daughter’s. Make a brochure convincing French women to immigrate to the Canadian wilderness.

Colonial Wars

Jeffery Amherst was the British commander during the Seven Years War in North America. Louis-Joseph de Montcalm was the French commander during the war. Learn about each man. Write a puppet show where the two men meet. What would they say to each other? Make puppets and put on your show.

British Canada

Read an article and watch a video about the Canadian perspective on the war of 1812. Choose a Canadian of the day: a former American Loyalist, a French Canadian, a recent immigrant from Great Britain, a First Nations person, or a recent immigrant from the United States. Draw a portrait of your person and write their opinion on the war and which side they are on. You can put your person on either side of the conflict, but they should have a logical and/or compelling emotional reason for their decision. The writing can be several paragraphs down to a single sentence depending on the ages of the children.

Learn about John Macdonell, a hero of the Battle of Queenston Heights in the War of 1812. Listen to the song “MacDonnell on the Heights” by Stan Rogers”. Then write a diamante poem about Isaac Brock and John Macdonnell.

Learn about one of your ancestors, either someone from this time period or the first ancestor to come to Canada. Fill out a worksheet with some details of you ancestor’s life.

Use the linked photographs to create a lapbook about Canada in WWI. Hint: Let your kids do the writing and the work instead of creating a pre-made set of lapbook printables for them.

Modern Canada

The Hawker Hurricane was one of the most famous British planes of WWII. They were built in Canada and designed by a woman named Elsie MacGill, the world’s first female aeronautical engineer. Read about her. Then, on paper, design a museum display about her life.